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Old 06-07-2013, 05:53 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Vinegar as weed killer?

On 06/07/2013 10:30, Sacha wrote:
Interesting article on the possibilities. NB It doesn't reach the roots.
http://www.garden-counselor-lawn-car...ed-killer.html


It is drooling idiot kitchen sink chemistry. Most of what is sold as
vinegar these days is "non brewed condiment" which is a polite way of
saying something that came out of an industrial scale chemistry set.

It is far more environmentally sound to use glyphosate than to prat
around mixing up potentially lethal concoctions. This one has the merit
of being fairly harmless as long as you don't have access to strong
concentrations of acetic acid. It won't work very well though.

Fear of "chemicals" causes people to do some really stupid things.

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